Kirundi and Somali
Countries
Burma
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Urakoze
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Shubi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Standard Somali
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Kirundi
Somali
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Somalis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Somali
Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Glottocode
rund1242
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kirundi and Somali Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kirundi and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Kirundi and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kirundi are spoken in different Kirundi Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kirundi vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi, Ha. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kirundi and Somali Speaking population
Kirundi and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kirundi and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Kirundi and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kirundi and Somali on Kirundi vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kirundi and Somali Language Codes
Kirundi and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kirundi and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.